mesicek7

Member

I apologize in advance if im not writing in the correct thread. I recently got a 2nd dish from my uncle and im thinking of using it for the 27.5W BBC channels. After looking at the recent posts they still work right? My location is central europe, the dish size is around 80-90cm, receiver is a Vu+Solo. Is it possible for me to receive these channels?

Eusebius Punz

Regular Member

If you are inside the 44,6 db beam like mine you Need 90 cm. I get this beam with a Wavefrontier T 90 on Pos. 8 degrees, means i get about 90 - 95 cm dish size. In good weather all is okay. I get C/N 8, Signal strenght 66 % writes the Receiver. But with FEC 9/10 the Signal goes down 20 percent at bad weather and i get no Signal. I would say: marginal with the 44,6 Spot: 1 meter antenna, Outside 1,2 meter.

I think it got asked at some point on here what regional news is carried on BBC ONE (England SD) and ITV HD on this satellite feed.

I've investigated that this lunchtime -

BBC ONE is the actual network feed with no regional opt-out - when the regional BBC One versions would have their regional news, this version carries on showing the BBC News channel, until the national weather cuts in (which was mid-sentence during the signed news this afternoon at 1:30ish).

ITV HD is London. I think it used to be Central (according to KingOfSat anyway) but it was definitely carrying London at 1:55 today.